Alliance of Women Film Journalists Reveal Nominees for the Best of 2010

The Alliance of Women Film Journalists (AWFJ) revealed their nominees in 38 - yes, 38 - categories with Black Swan, The Social Network, Inception, The King's Speech, and Winter's Bone earning nominations in the Best Film category. In addition to the normal categories, the AWFJ (of which I'm a voting member) also has established 'Female Focus Awards' to specifically recognize the work of women in films. Picking up nominations in the Best Female Director category this year were Andrea Arnold (Fish Tank), Lisa Cholodenko (The Kids Are All Right), Sofia Coppola (Somewhere), Debra Granik (Winter's Bone), and Nicole Holofcener (Please Give). This year's nominees in the Outstanding Achievement By A Woman In The Film Industry were Lisa Cholodenko for The Kids Are All Right, Lena Dunham for Tiny Furniture, Debra Granik for Winter's Bone, Tanya Hamilton for Night Catches Us, and Helen Mirren for opening five movies in the US.

The group also has some off-beat categories such as the Sequel That Shouldn't Have Been Made, Movie You Wanted to Love But Just Couldn't, and the Most Egregious Age Difference Between The Leading Man and The Love Interest. And the AWFJ has also created a special Unforgettable Moment category which this year included the following nominees:

127 Hours - Aron Ralston (James Franco) cuts off his arm

Black Swan - Nina Sayers (Natalie Portman) for *spoiler deleted*

Inception - Paris folds in on itself

The Kids Are All Right - Nic (Annette Bening) finds out that Jules (Julianne Moore) is cheating

Winter's Bone - Ree Dolly (Jennifer Lawrence) for *spoiler deleted*

For a full list of the nominees visit awfj.org.

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